An old legend who rarely tours is coming out of hibernation and coming to Dallas. Elsewhere, we’ve got an Irish troubadour, an R&B songstress, and a pair of country singers have scheduled dates. Plus, a whole lot more ahead. Check it out in this week’s installment of concert announcements. Musician…
Forecast to lose 90-plus games this season, your Texas Rangers may be unwatchable. Thanks to elder statesman Elvis Andrus, they also might be unlistenable. Andrus, the affable, comedic shortstop who suddenly is the longest-tenured Ranger, will turn “walk-up music” on its, um, fin this season when he approaches the plate…
On her new self-titled EP, Kylie Rae Harris mines a wide swath of seriously adult terrain. Not that dealing with the sometimes-shocking twists and turns in life’s post-college road is anything new for the Wylie native, mind you. But more than even in the past, Harris is intent upon employing…
When Dennis Quaid FaceTimed me Tuesday night, I wasn’t prepared. I didn’t know when he would call, let alone that this very professional journalist would be in the middle of dinner at Babe’s Chicken Dinner House when he did call. Quaid, an actor, musician, Texas native and really hot baby…
The lion’s share of songs Grandson (born Jordan Benjamin) performed Wednesday night at Club Dada followed a strict formula. Begin with a fast-tempo hip-hop verse, slow it down during the bridge and come in full-force with a bombastic chorus sans rapping that is conducive to headbanging. Granted, there are some…
Xuan (pronounced “Swan”) Nguyen has a talent for extracting lively conversation from the most mundane details. At AllGood Café on a Saturday afternoon, Nguyen takes a look at her glasses of water and begins to discuss at great length how she quit drinking. The Deep Ellum Outdoor Market was hindering traffic a…
Last year, rhythmic and urban sounds took over mainstream radio airwaves. In an era when the formula for a No. 1 single seems to be one part viral internet sensation and one part streaming availability, it’s no wonder songs like “Bodak Yellow” and “I Like It” by Cardi B have…
English band Spiritualized have been making droning, Velvet Underground-esque music for almost 30 years, proving that their minimalist two- and three-chord progressions and improvised noise sessions have stood the test of time. The band performed live at Canton Hall on Tuesday, captivating fans in an effort to illustrate how their…
Albany, New York, natives Derek DiScanio and Tyler Szalkowski founded the pop-punk band State Champs back in 2010 when they were seniors in high school. In the years since, they’ve become known as one of the best bands on the scene today. They’re in the midst of a nationwide tour…
For any band, the prospect of doing 100 shows in 100 days would be a daunting prospect, but for the boys in Houston and the Dirty Rats, it’s about proving their skills, merit and dedication to the spirit of punk rock. “One of the big motivations behind doing it,” says…
What is love if not a mix of the sublime and the silly? Michael Buble acknowledged as much near the top of his two-hour performance Monday night at American Airlines Center. “There are 15,000 people in here,” he said, clad in a dapper black suit and sporting a light scruff…
When David Ramirez calls you at 3 a.m., you pick up. Veteran producer and Medicine Man Revival artist Jason Burt had recently sent a song to Ramirez, his favorite songwriter. But two days had passed, and he had yet to hear back from the Americana artist. Then, while Burt was…
A cynic might wander into a Pink show, take in all the Broadway-caliber sensory overload on display and assume the mononymous pop star is a one-trick pony. After all, she’s been soaring through the air for 15 years – since her 2004 Try This world tour – and continues to…
Do you like quizzes? Knew it. Do you like quizzes where you take a stab at stereotyping people? Also knew it. We put together a quiz for you — our readers, whom we love so dearly — to guess which concert people are attending based solely on a photograph. Sometimes…
Celebrating 20 years as a band, post-hardcore band Taking Back Sunday plays two shows this weekend at House of Blues – Sunday’s set, which will either be 2004’s Where You Want to Be or 2006’s Louder Now, will be determined by a coin toss. Buddy Guy also tops the week’s shows…
We’ve got a few up-and-coming, heat-seeking artists coming our way in this week’s installment of concert announcements. Elsewhere, a couple of club shows strike up some intrigue and a few reliable artists book area shows. Canton Hall is playing host to a really cool evening of music when Mitski stops…
In 2005 Chris McIuan began recording local bands in his home, just east of downtown Fort Worth. He called the space Buzz Studios and it was relatively cheap, equipped with Pro Tools and a 16-channel digital interface. Now working for Spectrum, McIuan says he has not recorded anyone’s music in…
Chances are, you have once caught yourself in line at the grocery store after a long day at your corporate job, deciding that you have endured the grating minutiae of daily life for too long. “Isn’t there more to life than this,” you ask yourself. “I used to go to…
The crowd at the Majestic Theatre to see the Beach Boys were seated and ready at 7:30, their bellies filled with dinner from two hours ago. Like any concert, the theater was filled with drugs — just this time they were all legally prescribed. There was never any doubt it…
The DJ-producer duo Cosmic Gate and their “exploration of Texas” soars through the Lone Star State this weekend on a Houston-Dallas trance two-step. Saturday night’s show at Stereo Live Dallas backs a Houston stop as part of their 30-city, four-continent 20 Years Tour. Claus Terhoeven and Stefan Bossems joined forces…
Andy Leo met Hayden Tree and Brandon Hoover when they were high school students in Colleyville. Leo recalls that he “heard that a few guys were putting together a band” and as a member of the high school choir, he thought he’d try out. “My mom was like, ‘You can…
The Academy of Country Music Awards unveiled its second round of performers for its 54th annual ceremony, which is scheduled for Sunday, April 7, at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The Fort Worth-born and Burleson-raised pop giant Kelly Clarkson made this list along with other talent, such as…
